"knitster" meaning in English

See knitster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: knitsters [plural]
Etymology: From knit + -ster. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knit|ster}} knit + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} knitster (plural knitsters)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A woman who knits. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete

Inflected forms

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